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Adverb
In response, Fleury found Crosby's equipment bag at the rink and decided to play a prank by rubbing Vaseline on his visor, threading his skates on backward, and stuffing beef sticks into his jock strap. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 Cobra bites also demand immediate attention, but with treatment recovery can be dramatic, reversing symptoms like a tape running backward. Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Given that the factory orders is more backward looking (October versus November), the ISM report carries more weight. Zev Fima,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2024 Eliminating this biased, discretionary, unethical and unproductive policing practice would bring us one step closer to reforming the many backward aspects of America’s criminal justice system. Lucy Iannotti, Baltimore Sun, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for backward 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backward
Adverb
  • The nominations were originally set to be announced on Friday, Jan. 17, which was pushed back to Sunday, Jan. 19, before being pushed back again today.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Petty, and his crew at Petty’s Garage, spent the winter of 2013 taking his old Superbird back to bare metal and giving it a new coat of Alpine White paint and a new black roof made of vinyl.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Tomlin faced two choices on fourth down: Option A: Punt and give Joe Burrow around 40 seconds to drive the length of the field.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But the market has gotten too down on the stock because of management’s history of strong execution and discipline.
    Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But Reese dropped a reverse layup and set the stage for Cronin’s double technical fouls and ejection.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Desperate for a win, LA Knight locked in a reverse Boston Crab and that submission looked wild.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Pettersson is more withdrawn, more cerebral, more sensitive and certainly not prone to confrontation by nature.
    Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Introverts may become talkative, or extroverts quiet and withdrawn.
    Dr. Talia Varley, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • As do the side vents, and the hood lines that start from the badge and flare outward and rearward, giving the front end more presence.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Looking rearward, especially for parking, was a challenge.
    Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
Adverb
  • The Sunset Fire, which broke out Wednesday evening near the Hollywood Hills, grew to engulf around 43 acres.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • That’s more moving around than Zucker would have liked, which is part of why an extension in Buffalo would appeal to him.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • That's shy of the monthly average for payroll gains of 180,000 in 2024 and 227,000 jobs added in November, pending any revisions.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Zoom in: In Colorado, Democrats hold all state constitutional offices, 43 of 65 seats in the House and 23 of 35 seats in the Senate, just shy of supermajorities in each chamber.
    Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Brewers were the lone NL Central representative in the postseason and lost to the New York Mets in the wild-card round.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Former first lady Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are also confirmed to attend the inauguration ceremony alongside their husbands, making Michelle the lone holdout among the former presidents’ spouses.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Backward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backward. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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